Slat for endless aprons.



PATENTBD MAY 15 I No 820,632.

E. P. FATZINGER.

- SLAT FOR ENDLESS APRONS.

APPLICATION FILED OOTJB, 1905.

5/ L Ww Aflomey EDWARD F. FATZINGER, OF SPRINGFIELD, OHIO.

SLAT FOR ENDLESS APRON S- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 15, 1906.

Application filed October 16, 1905- Serial No. 282.926.

T0 aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD F. FATZIN- GER, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Springfield, in the county of Clarke and State ofOhio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Slats forEndless Aprons; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the charactersof reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to improvements in slats for endless aprons, thefeatures of which will be fully hereinafter described and claimed Theobject of my invention is the construction of a slat from metal adaptedfor use on endless belts used in carrying grain or other material.

The construction is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which-Figure 1 is a side elevation of the device. Fig. 2 is a top view of thesame. Fig. 3 is a transverse section showing one of the clenchers turneddown. Fig. 4 is a transverse section of the body when closely folded.

Like letters and numerals designate like parts throughout the severalviews.

At A, Fig. 1, is represented a side view of the slat, and B is thebelting material, to which it is attached by means of clenchers cut outof the flanges. One of these is shown at 1 in the view.

The metal, preferably of galvanized iron, is bent at its longitudinalcenter, and flanges are formed at about a right angle to folded part.The ends are flattened, and at the extreme ends rivets are used as anadditional agency in securing the slat to the belt.

The several clenchers are shown at 1, Fig. 2, as cut from the flanges.These are passed through the belting material and bent down on the undersurface of the same, as illustrated at 1, Fig. 1.

At Fig. 3, A, is shown a transverse section of the folded portion bentso as to be open at the bottom, and on one of the flanges is shown bentdown the clencher 1.

At Fig. 4., A, is shown a transverse section of the folded portions benttogether, the flanged parts being at a right angle. These slats arearranged transversely to the endless belt and are secured to the same,as heretofore described, and serve the purpose of the wooden slotsgenerally in use. The flattened ends of the slats prevent the catchingof the grain between the ends of the slats and the sides of theconveyer, as occurs with square-ended slats.

Having fully described my invention, What I claim is 1. The slat formedof a strip of metal folded on itself with flanged portions at a rightangle to the folded portion, and these flanges provided with a series ofclenchers cut from the metal and adapted to bind said slat to a belt,substantially as described.

2. The slat formed of a strip of metal folded at its longitudinalcenter, having flanges at a right angle to said folded part and the endsflattened and adapted to be socured by rivets, substantially asdescribed.

3. The slat formed of a strip of metal bent at its longitudinal center,the sides being divergent and flanges formed at a right angle to acentral line, and provided with clenchers cut out of said flangesadapted to engage a belt, substantially as described. I

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I affix my signaturein presence of two witnesses.

EDWARD F. FATZINGER.

Witnesses B. PIOKERING, GEO. W. OZEAS.

